Overseer's Housebook - Winter/Spring A.D. 2026

An overview of Hebron happenings

Public Events

Weekly Saturday night bible study

• Discussing 4-year lectionary texts

• Encouraging the brotherhood

• Talking about life together under the Word of God

Sunday night combat training

• Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, boxing, wrestling, mobility training

Holidays

• Easter luncheon

• Memorial Day Sons of Solomon muster

• Fourth of July cookout

Residents

One full-time resident

• Local community-college student

  • Four month stay thus far

One part-time resident

• PhD in Chemistry, working as a researcher on radioactive chemicals in medicine

  • Stayed half-year in 2024

  • Part-time/weekends since then

    • Minus brief absence to finish PhD

Forthgang (longer stays completed this year)

• Southern Illinois transplant, local airplane mechanic

  • Four month stay

• Rockford local, currently deer-ranching in Ohio

  • Nine month stay

Visitors

• Several local men regularly visit and use the facilities

• Two travelers visited for long weekends

Projects

Reorganization - The new overseer’s prerogative

• Chapel established

• Library moved upstairs

• Bunk capacity reduced to ten

• Bunk rooms changed to streamline house dynamics

• Conference room added

• Lounges restructured

Tiling the chapel floor

• In-progress, expected to complete this month

• DIY with one experienced amateur and volunteers

• ~65 of tile has been laid as of 7/12/26

• Full report planned once the project is complete

• Residents and visitors invited to learn tiling basics

  

  Finances

Budget

• Basic expenses are ~$30,000 a year

  • ~$18,000 in rental

  • ~$6,000 in utilities

  • ~$3,500 in upkeep, insurance, HOA fees, etc.

  • ~$1,500 in NFP compliance

  • ~$1,000 in improvements

Funding

• Last year we finished at a $7,000 deficit (77% funded)

• So far this year we are 5% funded

  • Forthcoming commitments are expected to cover ~65% of our basic funding

  • Currently estimating a $9,000 deficit

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